Georgia Mason

Financial Crime Analyst Leeds A growing wealth management firm is hiring a Financial Crime Analyst for its second line of defence. This is a new, dedicated AML role. It offers good development and the chance to work with stakeholders across the business. Responsibilities Review and resolve AML exceptions Carry out PEP and sanctions screening reviews and escalate where needed Provide second-line oversight and guidance on financial crime matters Work with Risk & Compliance, Advice Quality, regional managers and financial planners Support continuous improvement of financial crime controls and processes Requirements 3–5 years’ experience in AML / financial crime Strong knowledge of AML, PEPs and sanctions Financial services background ICA Diploma desirable

Compliance Monitoring Analyst Leeds A wealth management firm is looking for a Compliance Monitoring Analyst to help shape the future of its monitoring function. It’s a chance to modernise how monitoring is done: you’ll build new processes, make research more efficient and help explore how AI can support the function. Responsibilities Deliver compliance monitoring reviews and desk-based research Find ways to streamline and automate monitoring processes Design and build new monitoring processes and frameworks Help develop and use AI tools and solutions within monitoring Report findings and recommendations to senior compliance stakeholders Requirements 1–3 years’ experience in compliance monitoring Financial services background. Wealth, financial planning or building society experience is ideal Experience developing or using AI tools Agile, creative and curious, with a drive to improve how things are done

Deputy Head of Compliance Leeds A leading wealth management firm wants a Deputy Head of Compliance to support the Head of Compliance and help lead the compliance function. You’ll also lead the function’s development, including Consumer Duty, vulnerable customers and the firm’s use of AI. Responsibilities Deputise for the Head of Compliance across the compliance function Manage and develop a team of compliance professionals Lead work on Consumer Duty, vulnerable customer outcomes and the client proposition Shape and improve the compliance MI framework Help bring AI into the compliance function Act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders across the business Requirements A background in wealth management or financial planning Broad, core compliance experience Experience managing or leading a team Strong knowledge of Consumer Duty and the FCA regulatory framework A forward-thinking approach and interest in using technology and AI in compliance

Location:        London Department:   Operations Reports to:      AML Supervisor SEI is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented AML Operations Analyst to support the delivery of effective first-line financial crime controls across its UK and Guernsey businesses. You will play a key role in conducting client due diligence, assessing financial crime risks, investigating monitoring alerts and ensuring AML processes are completed accurately, consistently and in accordance with regulatory requirements. What you will do: Conduct initial and ongoing Customer Due Diligence (CDD) reviews, ensuring information is accurate, complete and appropriately evidenced. Complete and maintain Client Risk Assessments (CRAs), ensuring risk ratings are accurate, justified and reflect identified financial crime risks. Undertake Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews for higher-risk clients, including Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and complex ownership structures. Review Source of Wealth (SOW), Source of Funds (SOF) and beneficial ownership information, assessing the adequacy of supporting evidence. Conduct risk-based reliance testing of KYC documentation provided by investment firm clients, identifying deficiencies and escalating concerns. Investigate and document transaction monitoring alerts, identifying unusual activity and escalating potential financial crime concerns. Review and investigate sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening alerts, escalating potential matches and identified risks. Conduct periodic and trigger-event reviews, assessing material changes to client circumstances and risk profiles. Maintain accurate AML risk registers, records and management information reports. Review and maintain AML Operations procedures, supporting control enhancements and process improvements. Liaise with internal stakeholders and external clients to obtain outstanding documentation and resolve due diligence deficiencies. Ensure work is completed to a consistently high standard, with clear, evidence-based decisions and appropriate audit trails. Support the AML Supervisor with operational priorities, quality assurance activities and financial crime risk management.   What we need from you: Previous experience in AML, KYC, CDD or financial crime operations within financial services. Good understanding of UK AML regulations, financial crime risks and risk-based due diligence. Experience conducting CDD/EDD reviews, including PEPs, beneficial ownership and higher-risk relationships. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to make sound, evidence-based decisions. Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and take ownership of assigned work. Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with internal stakeholders and external clients. Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word. What we would like from you: ICA or ACAMS qualification, or working towards one. Experience within investment management, wealth management or financial services administration. Experience in reliance testing, transaction monitoring or financial crime screening. A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement, accountability and delivering high-quality work. Someone who embodies SEI’s values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun. Please see our website for more information.  https://www.seic.com/ SEI’s competitive advantage: To help you stay energised, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, strong pension plan, tuition reimbursement, hybrid working environment, and a work-life balance that enables you to relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.   We are a technology and asset management company delivering on our promise of building brave futures —for our clients, our communities, and ourselves.  Come build your brave future at SEI.  SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more… After over 50 years in business, SEI remains a leading global provider of investment processing, investment management and investment operations solutions. Reflecting our experience within financial services and financial technology our UK office is based between the City of London and the growing technology hub of Shoreditch. The open plan nature of our office space, flowing lines and numerous art installations are designed to encourage innovation and creativity in our workforce. We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset and are (literally) invested in your success; we know that a healthy, happy and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth. We are focused on ensuring a healthy work-life balance and offer our employees benefits which include private medical care for you and your family, access to GPs online for appointments, enhanced family leave, volunteer days, access to thriving employee networks and not forgetting free fruit twice a week. SEI Investments (Europe) Limited (‘SIEL’) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 191713)

Broadgate Search is partnering with a well-established financial data and analytics business.   They’re hiring a Director of Fraud & Credit Risk Analytics to lead the analytical solutions that banks, lenders and fintechs use to manage fraud, payment and credit risk. This is a hands-on leadership role at the point where data science, product and the client meet. You’d build and lead the fraud risk analytics team, take new risk solutions from concept to live deployment, and act as the go-to subject-matter expert in front of clients and the wider market. What you’ll be doing ? Analytical leadership: Lead work across first- and third-party fraud, identity/application fraud, ATO, scams, synthetic ID, payment and return risk, credit underwriting and portfolio monitoring. ? Solution development: Turn client problems into clear use cases, data requirements and solution designs. Own the full lifecycle: problem definition, labels, features, model and strategy design, validation and implementation readiness. ? Performance frameworks: Define how success is measured, including detection rates, false positives, approvals and declines, customer friction, credit losses, lift and stability. ? Implementation: Advise clients on putting solutions into onboarding, account opening, payments, authorisation and ongoing monitoring workflows. This covers thresholds, score interpretation, fallback logic and post-deployment monitoring. ? Client and market facing: Lead POCs and solution evaluations, support Sales and RFPs, and represent the business at executive briefings, conferences and webinars. ? Team and cross-functional leadership: Develop the team, set analytical standards and governance, and shape product strategy alongside Product, Engineering, Sales, Compliance and Operations.   What you’ll bring ?? 8+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years leading analytics teams that deliver production-ready solutions ?? Deep domain expertise in fraud, payment risk, credit risk or financial crime, and a strong grasp of how risk operations and regulation work at financial institutions ?? Strong hands-on skills in feature engineering, statistical modelling and machine learning on large, complex datasets ?? Strong Python and SQL, with R a plus ?? A master’s degree (or equivalent) in data science, statistics, computer science or another quantitative field ?? Confidence turning business and client needs into scalable, measurable solutions, and explaining complex results to technical and commercial audiences alike

M&A HR Integration Coordinator | United Kingdom - Hybrid Location: Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast or Newry   This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive HR project professional to join a growing People & Culture M&A function, supporting the people-related activities involved in business acquisitions and integrations.   Working alongside senior HR and M&A stakeholders, you'll help coordinate the people workstream throughout the acquisition lifecycle, from initial due diligence through to Day 1, integration and post-acquisition handover.   What's in it for you? This role offers excellent exposure to the world of M&A and HR integration, giving you the opportunity to work on business-critical transactions and understand how people, culture, processes and systems come together following an acquisition. You'll work closely with experienced HR and M&A professionals, develop your project management capabilities and gain valuable experience in a specialist and increasingly important area of HR.   What will you be doing? Supporting HR workstreams throughout the M&A lifecycle, including due diligence, Day 1 readiness, the first 100 days and post-acquisition integration. Coordinating HR project plans, milestones, deliverables and dependencies to ensure people-related activities remain on track. Maintaining project trackers, risk and issue logs, action plans and integration documentation. Working with HR stakeholders to gather updates, monitor progress and follow up on outstanding actions. Coordinating HR integration activities relating to people processes, policies, systems, employee information and organisational changes. Preparing project reports, dashboards, presentations and updates for senior HR and M&A stakeholders. Organising meetings and workshops, recording decisions and ensuring actions are followed through. Maintaining accurate and confidential employee and transaction documentation. Identifying potential delays and escalating risks to ensure successful delivery of HR integration activities.   What are we looking for? Previous experience in HR project coordination, HR administration, HR operations or PMO support. Exposure to M&A, mergers, acquisitions, HR integration or business transformation projects. An understanding of HR processes and the people-related considerations involved in bringing businesses together. Strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail. Experience managing project plans, trackers, reporting and multiple stakeholder requirements. Confident using Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, Outlook and SharePoint. Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with stakeholders at different levels. A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to manage competing priorities. Experience with due diligence, Day 1 planning, post-acquisition integration, RAID logs, Power BI or advanced Excel would be particularly advantageous.   Why consider this opportunity? ? Gain hands-on experience in HR M&A and post-acquisition integration. ? Work alongside senior People & Culture and M&A professionals. ? Get involved in the people aspects of business acquisitions and transformation. ? Develop specialist HR project and integration experience. ? Build your expertise in a growing area of the HR profession.   IMPORTANT: This opportunity is exclusively open to candidates who already have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Broadgate are excited to be partnering with a well known Regional Bank in New York to hire for an AVP Third Party Risk.   This is a hands-on role with real influence. You’ll run and strengthen the bank’s vendor risk program across the full vendor lifecycle, and you’ll be expected to challenge weak due diligence rather than just tick boxes.   What you’ll be doing: Owning intake and risk-tiering of new and existing vendor relationships Providing credible challenge on due diligence, risk acceptances and remediation plans, and escalating material exposures Assessing vendor risk across operational, compliance, cyber, data privacy, BC/DR, financial, reputational and fourth-party domains Monitoring vendor performance against contracts and SLAs Administering the vendor management system and keeping records audit-ready Producing reporting for senior management, governance committees, Internal Audit and regulators Helping shape vendor risk policies, procedures, training and regulatory readiness   What they’re looking for: 5+ years in Vendor / Third-Party Risk Management, ideally in banking or financial services Experience supporting audits, regulatory exams or vendor governance Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline Confidence working with business owners up to executive level Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; Power BI, Visio or AI tools are a plus CTPRP, CTPRA, CRISC, CISA, CISM or similar is a plus Bachelor’s degree required

Risk & Compliance Integration Lead Location: UK-based (Hybrid – 3-days per week in the office) About the Firm Our client is a growing, multi-disciplinary professional services group. It has expanded significantly in recent years, mainly by acquiring established businesses, and has an active pipeline of further deals. It is now strengthening its central Risk & Compliance function so that every business joining the group is integrated effectively. The Opportunity This is a newly created role in the central Risk & Compliance team. You’ll lead the R&C side of each acquisition, from early-stage due diligence through to bringing the acquired business fully onto the group’s policies, controls and reporting. It’s a varied, high-visibility position for someone who enjoys bringing structure to change and working with people at every level. What You’ll Be Doing Coordinating the risk and compliance review of target businesses during the deal process Turning due diligence findings into clear action plans, and tracking them to completion Building and owning R&C integration plans for each newly acquired business Working with the wider integration team to keep deliverables, timelines and dependencies on track Flagging risks, blockers and slippage early, and escalating where needed Managing the regulatory admin that follows a deal, such as notifications, registrations and approvals Bringing new businesses onto group insurance arrangements Rolling out group standards in areas such as AML, sanctions, data protection, information security, complaints and whistleblowing Embedding risk registers, monitoring and reporting within acquired teams Following up on any post-deal remediation or regulatory commitments Supporting wider group risk and compliance projects as capacity allows Supporting and developing junior colleagues where relevant   What We’re Looking For Essential A strong organiser, comfortable running several projects and stakeholder groups at once Solid project management skills, with a disciplined approach to tracking actions Excellent communication skills, written and verbal Sound judgement, discretion and attention to detail Comfortable in a changing environment, and confident to challenge when needed A collaborative relationship builder   Desirable A background in risk, compliance, governance or regulation within a regulated sector (e.g. professional services, financial services, legal) Exposure to M&A, integration or business change programmes Experience managing multiple projects or programmes   Interested? For a confidential discussion, contact William Fitzpatrick at Broadgate Search: william@broadgatesearch.com / +44 20 3772 3959.